Halo Moon

Halo Moon 

A couple of nights ago, there was a beautiful halo around the moon. These don't really do it justice, but it's worth a try. Note: the green thing near the bottom is not 3I/Atlas, but part of a clothes line. 

It was a cold, clear night with great seeing, but ice crystals created a nice halo, that had quite quite a few colours in it, though primarily the GBIV part of ROYGBIV.

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And here is a book plug for a novel that features moons quite a bit (note that blogger seems intent on throwing in lots of different fonts today - that's just how it rolls sometimes):

The Witches’ Stones Book 2: Love and Intrigue Under the Seven Moons of Kordea

Go on a romantic science fiction adventure with Terran Confederation agents Sarah Mackenzie and Coryn Leigh as they grapple with the forces of Earth’s galactic rival, The Or, a their own growing attraction for each other. 

The novel is about 100,000 words and is priced at $3.99 U.S. (or equivalent in other currencies). It is also available on Kindle Unlimited and is periodically offered as free promotion.

 

It is also available in paperback at Amazon, currently priced at $9.99.

Amazon U.S: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon U.K.: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon Australia: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon Japan: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon India: https://www.amazon.in/dp/B00YGB2KC0

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Amazon Mexico: https://www.amazon.com.mx/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Amazon Brazil: https://www.amazon.com.br/dp/B00YGB2KC0

Here’s a more detailed summary of the novel:

The feisty, ESP-talented Earth woman Sara Mackenzie has arrived on the anomalous planet Kordea to take up studies in Witch-lore, among the race of wise women on that planet, known as the Circle Witches of Kordea. The Terra Confederation Agent, Coryn Leigh, who helped her to escape the clutches of the authoritarian enemies of the democratic Terra Confederation, has also arrived on Kordea, taking on the diplomatic posting of the Kordean-Terran Liaison Officer. His duties include helping the Witches to keep Sarah and the cache of ESP-enhancing gems known as amartos, or Witches' Stones, safe from their enemy’s hands. That adversary, known sometimes as The Organization, will stop at nothing in their attempts to grab the Stones and an ESP-capable human, in order to gain the ultimate power with which to take over the inhabited galaxy.

It is not long before the planet Kordea comes under attack. The Organization turns their latest weapon upon the planet and its unusual moon, Lina. That moon is nearly wrested out of its orbit - only the emergency interventions of Sarah and her colleagues can prevent planet-wide catastrophe.

It becomes clear that Sarah, Coryn, and others, including the Witches of Kordea, must undertake a risky project involving an undercover mission to destroy this threatening super-weapon, in order to safeguard Kordea and the peace of the galaxy.

At the same time Sarah and Coryn have to deal with their growing attraction to one another. Coryn is in a conflict-of-interest position, since he has taken on a guardianship role toward Sarah, necessitated by his new, diplomatic position. Sarah, on her part, must struggle with self-doubts: about her looks, her worth, even her identity—although not about her ESP abilities, which are considerable. They must struggle with their personal dilemmas, even while trying to counter the enormous threat to the democratic way of life of the humanity of the galaxy.